Jury Pool Profile
Archer County, Texas
- County seat
- Archer City
- Judicial district
- 97th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,129
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,867.
At a glance
Archer County is a 9,129-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $79,806; 25.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.1% of covered employment, average pay $45,364/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.61%, below the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 89% to 90% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,867
- Median household income
- $72,159
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 1%.
Archer County has a population of 8,867, with a median age of 42.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.9%; Black residents 1.5%. Independently, 9.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $79,806; 25.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 25% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is at least 13.5% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.61%, below the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 89%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Archer County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 89.5% in 2024, 89.7% in 2020, 88.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (541 individuals).